China Senior Living Advances Further with Care Show China

China Senior Living Advances Further with Care Show China PR Newswire SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2012 SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week in Shanghai, experts gathered to discuss geriatric care best- practices and continue the process of defining senior care in China, a fast growing but still fragile industry. The inaugural Care Show China was organized by UBM and took place on Oct. 24-25 at the Hotel Equatorial Shanghai with nearly 300 delegates and 29 speakers from 15 nations and regions. Topics include policy and regulation, business model, operation management, and IT and technology. Among all the conferences in Asia dealing with senior living, the Care Show was the best attended to date. Bromme H. Cole, President of Hampton Hoerter China and Chairman of the conference closed day one with a series of insights that are revealing not just for the industries present status but for where it may be headed in the near term. As a recognized industry veteran, Cole remarked, "While there is clearly a mania underway in China senior living, it underscores the eagerness of the Chinese to learn about geriatric care as well as the demographic dynamic. China is searching for a Chinese solution to senior living and not just Western expertise dressed up in a Han. Merely translating operating manuals won't work and this is one reason why so many Western senior living operators have left China disappointed.